In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
JELLYFISH
jellyfish
(noun) any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jelly).
A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
Synonyms
• jelly
Hypernyms
• Medusozoa
Source: Wiktionary
Jel"ly*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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